Rio and Latifa have entered a forest in the Wilderness. While she's sleeping, they're surrounded by a band of what appear to be demi-humans. The girls reveal themselves to be People of the Spirits. Rio tries to talk things out with them, but Uzuma, a winged beast person, finds Latifa and assumes that Rio has abducted her. Uzuma swoops down on Rio without giving him a chance to explain. Her sudden attack renders Rio unconscious. In his dreams, a beautiful girl with pink blonde hair appears to him as well as Amakawa Hayato's childhood friend, Ayase Miharu.
We were hoping we might be able to do 
something as a sign of our gratitude, but...
كنا نأمل أن نتمكن من فعل أمر ما كعربون 
...عن امتناننا لكن
Wir haben uns überlegt, dass wir etwas tun sollten,
um dir unseren guten Willen zu zeigen.
Esperábamos poder hacer algo por ti
como muestra de nuestra gratitud, pero…
Esperábamos poder hacer algo por ti
como muestra de nuestra gratitud, pero…
À ce sujet,
Speravamo di poter fare qualcosa per lei,
per dimostrarle la nostra gratitudine, ma...
Esperávamos poder fazer
algo em sinal de gratidão...
Хотелось бы сделать что-нибудь 
в знак благодарности, но...